Briton hospitalised after being POISONED while out picking berries in bid to brew homemade gin

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A man's bid to make homemade gin went horribly wrong when he was pricked by a slow-acting poison while berry picking.Robert Hutton was out enjoying a picnic in August 2024 with his partner when he stumbled upon a blackthorn shrub growing sloe berries.The 44-year-old decided to start picking some of the fruit to make homemade sloe gin when he was unwittingly pricked by one of the shrub's thorns.It wasn't until two months later that the market stall holder began experiencing a tingling in his left hand and fever, followed by a rash that spread up his arm.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Mr Hutton was admitted to hospital for a week with a suspected spider bite, however his symptoms returned six weeks later and again the following March.However, he fell ill once again with a tingling sensation and growing rash on his arm in February this year, prompting doctors to operate on his left hand.After the surgery, the 44-year-old's doctor asked if he'd been around any sloe berry bushes when he...

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